Abstract

We have determined the electric form factor of the neutron
from the reaction
using a longitudinally polarized electron beam and a polarized deuterium target at Jefferson Lab’s Hall C. The knocked out neutron was detected in coincidence with the electron in a shielded neutrondetector. The beam-target asymmetry of quasi-elastically scattered electrons was measured for opposite orientations of the beam helicity which allowed the extraction of
This method is insensitive to the deuteron structure and avoids longitudinal/transverse Rosenbluth separation, both potential sources of large systematic errors. We present the results of a preliminary analysis for
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